As AI systems balloon in size and appetite, it’s time to ask whether words are the problem. A new icon-based approach proposes that meaning could be carried more efficiently through pictographs—compact visual tokens that blend logic, context, and emotion. The result could be smaller, faster, and more human-like models that see meaning rather than read it.
Germany is turning its back on decades of austerity with a €500 billion plan to rebuild crumbling infrastructure and lift defence spending. The move is as much about saving democracy as saving the economy - and shielding German industry from a surging China.
If Alexander is able to force march his troops from Ferghana valley to Qin border in 1 year, find native allies among Qin western neighbours, there's still a chance to break thru the western pass into Qin heartland.
The EU’s current geopolitical positioning — ‘vassalized’ to the U.S., in the report’s words — has led to the EU seeing "its influence diminish and its interests poorly protected."
What I believe we are witnessing is the collective West’s pursuit of a ‘Crusade against Multipolarity.
At the University of Southern Queensland, Chinese Consul General Dr. Ruan Zongze called for steady, step-by-step improvements in Australia–China relations, emphasising dialogue, multilateralism, and cultural exchange. He reiterated Beijing’s positions on trade, Taiwan, and nuclear policy, and encouraged more Australians to visit China, including Xinjiang, to foster mutual understanding.
In the 1990s, tennis brimmed with variety, style, and unpredictability. Martina Hingis epitomised the era’s creativity, thrilling fans with every shot in the book. But when organisers slowed court surfaces to prolong rallies — and, perhaps, revenues — the sport lost its distinctive styles.
Once the virus is out in the open, the ART gets to work and kills it. And because mRNA is a single-use molecule, it gets naturally degraded once it's done its job.
Rather than grapple honestly with a complex global issue, The Guardian has resorted to tired Cold War binaries: us vs. them, democracies vs. autocracies, good vs. evil. The irony is that by clinging to this fiction, they obscure the very transparency and accountability they claim to uphold.
The ABC’s Cowardly Silence: A Shameful Abdication of Public Service